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MeTreat Women's Retreats
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
Friendship, Fun and Finding the Child Within
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'”
— C.S. Lewis I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship recently and how my friendships have blossomed, ebbed and flowed over the years and at various stages of my life. I've also been thinking how motherhood can make maintaining and nurturing friendships a huge struggle. I'm very lucky to have various groups of female friends ranging from lifelong childhood fri
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MeTreat Women's Retreats
- Mar 13, 2018
- 2 min
5 Reasons to Treat Yourself to a Mums' Retreat
As we mums know all too well, we often put ourselves last in terms of self care and self love. When our children are babies it is all about providing them with their immediate physical needs and trying to get them go to bloody sleep! In the primary years it is all about helping them navigate the educational, emotional and social demands of school. As they grow older and enter those wonderful teen years we often turn into glorified taxi drivers and emotional punching bags! Ad
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MeTreat Women's Retreats
- Feb 14, 2018
- 3 min
Hammam Time!
This weekend I had a gorgeous group of mums join me at a METreat Retreat at the charming Continental House in Hepburn Springs. We had a glorious weekend full of laughter and relaxation with activities including bushwalking, yoga, arts and crafts, massage and plenty of yummy food from Daylesford based Spade to Blade caterers. However, the absolute highlight of the weekend was the one hour group bathing ritual offered at the stunning onsite Turkish Hammam. Having experienced th
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MeTreat Women's Retreats
- Feb 7, 2018
- 1 min
Discovering Amarant - a haven from the chaos and stresses of today's world
I knew from the moment that I drove through the magical temperate-rainforest in the Yarra Ranges National Park that I had found the perfect venue to hold my mums' retreats. It was hard to believe that I was only 75kms north of Melbourne - I felt all the stress of city living and the daily grind melting away as I was enveloped by the natural beauty that houses the boutique Amarant Retreat. When I entered the building I just fell in love. It was so cosy, beautifully decorated,
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